Columbia University Physics Lecture Demonstrations


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1A60.1 "Powers of Ten" Video

[Setup Time: 10 Min.] [Current Condition: Good]

Info

A ten minute video that begins at the scale of a picnic in Chicago, zooms gradually out to the edge of the visible universe, then zooms back in to the nucleus of a carbon atom. This video is also freely available on YouTube.

Parts List

Video can be loaded from a computer on YouTube. Be sure to load the video a good deal beforehand.

Additionally, an updated version from the movie “Cosmic Voyage” can be found on YouTube. Again, be sure to load the video a good deal beforehand.

Relevant Simulation

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Other Information

Powers of Ten (1977)
Cosmic Voyage of Universe
PIRA Site

Real-Life Examples

Scales of Mass table from UCLA
Scales of Length table from UCLA
How big are things?

More Advanced Reading

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